Belval commits to ecological compensation on several fronts
In 2024, the range of existing ecological compensation measures in Belval will be expanded to include an exciting agricultural project using innovative market gardening techniques.
Revolutionizing building standards: the urban innovation challenge
Between technology and innovation, standards are evolving daily to offer today the buildings of tomorrow.
“Making public space a destination for all”
In this respect, Belval is a unique laboratory where, day after day, a quarter is being built for everyone. The urban planner Henri Bava, founder of Agence TER, a long-time partner of AGORA in Belval tells us about this wonderful adventure.
Quality of life for all: AGORA’s winning bet
There are the students we see cycling past, riding on the cycle track on their own lane, to arrive on time for lectures. And the employees picnicking at lunchtime in the park a stone's throw from their offices. There are the residents shopping just outside their apartment block, and the…
The importance and role of water in the urban development of Belval
An overview with engineer Vanessa Villeneuve and architects Frank Wallenborn and Beate Heigel.
The sociologist in urban design
Developing the urban environment is a complex adventure. The constraints are of course technical, technological and spatial. They are also social: the city, a living and shared space, is experienced and lived in by a wide variety of users. This is why AGORA frequently chooses to integrate the perspective of…
Consultation: collective intelligence at the service of living together
Involving the public, listening to them, questioning each other, being faced with differing points of view... Consultation means using collective intelligence to promote living together and thus build an urban space that makes sense for everyone. This is one of the creeds of Robert Kocian, AGORA's Marketing and Development Director.…